General English Literature at Arcadia University

Every general English literature school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the English program at Arcadia University stacks up to those at other schools.

Arcadia is located in Glenside, Pennsylvania and approximately 3,300 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students received their master's degree in English.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General English Literature section at the bottom of this page.

Arcadia General English Literature Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in English

Arcadia General English Literature Rankings

English Student Demographics at Arcadia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the English majors at Arcadia University.

Arcadia General English Literature Master’s Program

Of the 5 students who graduated with a master’s in English from Arcadia in 2021, 40% were men and 60% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in English each year. Arcadia does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a English master's degree from Arcadia, 60% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Arcadia University with a master's in English.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Writing Studies

Careers That English Grads May Go Into

A degree in English can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for PA, the home state for Arcadia University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers	50,460	$64,830
English Language and Literature Professors	3,860	$75,970

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Shuvaev under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.